KUKI .18 Young Short Film Festival Berlin
2 - 9 November 2025

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KUKI Programs for Children

KUKI 03 KUKI 8+

Get ready for spectacular experiences with musical puddles, crazy ducks and extraterrestrial visitors! Exciting chicken rescues, precious gifts of chewing gum and unexpected encounters prove that clever ideas can solve even the biggest problems, no fantasy is too fantastical and no laughter is too loud.

Themes: Adventure, poverty, friendship, music, animals, suspense, solidarity, falling in love, confusion, feeling overwhelmed, Embera culture (Indigenous Colombia), threats, fear, feminism, laughter, bullying, animal welfare, environmental protection, computer games, aliens, fantasy

School subjects: Ethics, Art, Life Skills, German

03.11.25, 09:30h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

04.11.25, 10:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 2

04.11.25, 11:30h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

05.11.25, 10:00h, City Kino Wedding

07.11.25, 10:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 2

08.11.25, 12:00h, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain Saal 1

KUKI ab 8
6 films
La Gran Hazaña

La Gran Hazaña

The Great Feat

Luber Yesid Zúñiga Ordóñez // Colombia // 2024 // 15:01 min

Live Action

Pablo loves his hen Pascualina. But when she is kidnapped by the seemingly mean shopkeeper, his friends hatch a plan to get her back together.

La Flaque

La Flaque

Splash !

Marie Falys // Belgium // 2025 // 03:58 min

Live Action

In the silence of an empty skatepark, two siblings find a magically musical way to bide their time.

Gum

Gum

GUM

Belal Albader // Saudi Arabia // 2024 // 10:04 min

Live Action

Saad is madly in love. At least, that's how it feels when he sees Dania for the first time after school. He plans to give her his favourite gum, but the arrival of an unexpected third person causes confusion.

Expresión de asombro

Expresión de asombro

Akababuru

Irati Landa // Colombia // 2025 // 13:32 min

Animation, Live Action

A girl should never hide her laugh! That’s what Kera teaches young Kari by retelling an indigenous legend that helps her find her inner strength and set the power of her laughter free!

DUCKS

DUCKS

AJ Jefferies // United Kingdom // 2025 // 04:45 min

Animation

It was just another lovely day at the park until some silly people insisted on feeding the ducks some bread. A playfully monstrous lesson in environmentalism.

Glitch

Glitch

Bonnie Dempsey // Ireland // 2025 // 14:40 min

Live Action

Between the digital world of computer games and country life at her grandmother's house, Naomi would always choose the console. But a fun alien encounter could really turn everything upside down!